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1000有关北京的英语作文100字
全文共 2028 字
+ 加入清单Beijing, is the nations political, economic, cultural and educational
center as well as Chinas most important center for international trade and
communications.
As the capital of the PRC, Beijing is located in northern China. The city
covers an area of more than 16,410 square kilometers (6336 square miles) and has
a population of 14.93 million people.
Beijing is a city with four distinct seasons. Beijings long and
illustrious history started some 500,000 years ago. Records show that Beijing
has been an inhabited city for more than three thousand years. For more than 800
years, Beijing was a capital city - from the Yuan Dynasty (1271 - 1368) to the
Ming (1368 - 1644) and Qing (1644 - 1911) dynasties.
Although now Beijing is a modern and fashionable city complete with a full
21st Century vitality, you can experience authentic Beijing life and become
acquainted with old Beijing by exploring its many teahouses, temple fairs,
Beijings Hutong and Courtyard and enjoy the Peking Opera. There are many sights
in Beijing like Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, the Great Wall, as well
as the Temple of Heaven and so on. With its century-old history and unique
cultural relics, and as the host city of the 2008 Olympics, Beijing attracts
more and more visitors.
Shanghai, Chinas largest modern city, is situated in the middle of Chinas
east coastal line. Shanghai covers an area of over 6,340 squarekilos and has a
population of over 15 million.
It is the largest economic and trade centre in the country and
acomprehensive industrial base. It is an open city along the coast, as well as a
famoushistorical and cultural city. Shanghais history of revolution andculture
attract tourists home and abroad. Being regarded as "Paris of China" and as the
paradise for shopping, Shanghai has become an idealcity for tourism.
The Pudong Development Area in Shanghai is an important specialeconomic
zone in China. Efforts are being made to develop Shanghai into a modern
international economic, financial and trade centre.
Welcome to visit Beijing and Shanghai
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篇1:写信的英语作文100字
全文共 1710 字
+ 加入清单Dear mother:
Hello
Dear mother, you have given me life, and my body has run through your
blood. It is your milk, heart, blood, tears and sweat that have become the
greatest liquid of human life and have nurtured me. It is you who feed me from a
hungry child to a primary school student.
Dear mother, there are many kinds of love in the world, but maternal love
is the most selfless, sincere, broadest and most merciful. When praising the
affection of human beings, you are the eternal theme. When you sing the sincere
love of the world, your love is called the first love in the world. Selfless is
your character, dedication is your feelings. You are the embodiment of goodness.
You are a symbol of greatness. Everything beautiful in women is condensed in
your image.
My dear mother, though the hardships of life have made your hands rough,
however, these hands are still so gentle, it always soothes my heart and gives
me infinite comfort; although the heavy work makes your head white hair, but the
body is still like the wing, caring for me all the time. The hard work of hard
work makes your face wrinkle. However, the face is still so kind. It teaches me
the true meaning of life and gives me confidence and strength at all times.
My dear mother, you are the resting place for your daughter. You are the
harbor for your daughter to escape from the wind. With you, our home will be
peaceful and warm. With you, our family will be happy and happy.
Dear mother, your great love is the greatest and selfless, your love in the
heart of the daughter turned from the bottom of the heart from the bottom of the
heart out - only the mother is good, the mother of the child like a treasure,
into the mothers embrace can not enjoy happiness.
篇2:关于网购英语高一
全文共 1836 字
+ 加入清单The usage of Internet becomes one of the most controversial topics in the
society. As a college student, I believe Internet is beneficial to me more than
the way it harms me. There are many advantages for using Internet.
First, I can best use my time to find information online instead of going
to different libraries. Also, the information can be dated back in decades ago.
It is very helpful to use those information as reference and historical proof.
In the library, it is hard to find so much "old" information. Another advantage
to use Internet is that I can stay home and have a lecture online. It is much
more convenience to me because I can stay warm to have class in the winter time
instead of spending two hours on the bus and physically attend class. In
addition, Internet provides me a better way to communicate with my friends and
professors. I can get response from my professor in a few minutes instead of
waiting outside of his door for hours. Some of my friends are living in a
foreign countries, I can simply just drop him an email whenever I can and get a
message from him very quick. It is much better than waiting for letters. Also,
the email will not lose while the letter might be losing in the process of
delivery.
However, there are also disadvantage of using Internet. For example, I
might spend too much time on the Internet to concentrate on my study. Also,
there is a chance that I am cheated because of the Internet purchasing. Last,
Internet has lots of information, both helpful and harmful. There might be too
much tempatation that I will access some of the harmful information I can on the
Internet.
Even though the usage of Internet has both positive and negative effect to
me, I still consider Internet is a symbol of technology development. I believe I
can use the Internet very well as long as I know how to control myself.
篇3:关于我的家庭英语
全文共 459 字
+ 加入清单I have a big family. There are four people in my family: my mother, my
father, my younger brother and me. Oh, there is also a dog named Buddy lives
with us. My mother is a Chinese teacher, and my father is a lawyer. My little
brother and I go to the same school. On weekday, my father sends us to school;
while mother help us with our homework. My favorite thing is to play with our
dog, Buddy. If we have enough time, we will take him for a walk. I love my
family.
篇4:我的家庭英语作文
全文共 1627 字
+ 加入清单There are five people in my family, father, mother, sister, brother and I, my family lives on the third floor, I know many neighbors, they are good to me.
My father work in a motor company in linkou, he have to go to work every day to seven, eight o clock in the evening to get back home, mom didnt go to work, so she stays at home every day doing housework, send us adding and dropping classes, help my sister do lunch at noon.
My sister has been on the junior high school, she has to get up at six more, when I get up every day so when all could not see her, the elder sister my homework is very good, I have no questions, she will be very patient to teach me. My brother how didnt go to the kindergarten class at eight o clock in the morning every day, sometimes I go to class when he is still in bed!
My father and mother are all very concerned about me, I dont work, would they?? I, but also teach me how to do a lot of housework.
I like my family because mom and dad are very love me also very concerned about me, although my mother is very fierce, I exam will be punished when Im bad, but I know they are good for me. Im in a bad mood, they will ask me what is, why is the mood bad?
I think my family is very warm and happy, so I love my family and the family.
我家有五个人,有爸爸、妈妈、姐姐、弟弟和我,我家住在三楼,我认识许多邻居,他们都对我很好。
我爸爸在林口的一家电机公司上班,他每天要到工作到晚上七、八点才回到家,妈妈没有上班,所以她每天待在家里做家事,送我们上下课,中午帮姐姐做便当。
我姐姐已经上初中,她六点多就得起床,所以我每天起床的时的时候都看不到她,姐姐功课很好,我遇到不会的题目,她都会很有耐心的教我。我弟弟每天早上八点多才去幼儿园上课,有时候我去上课的时候他还在睡觉呢!
我爸爸和妈妈都很关心我,我功课不会的时候,他们会??我,还教我做很多家事。
我喜欢我的家庭因为爸爸、妈妈都很爱我也很关心我,虽然妈妈很凶,我考试考不好的时候会处罚我,但是我知道他们是为我好。我心情不好的时候,他们会问我有什么是,为什么心情不好呢?
我觉得我的家庭是很温馨、幸福,所以我很喜欢我的家庭及家人。
篇5:寒假英语作文高一100词
全文共 626 字
+ 加入清单As a student, I expect the winter holiday very much, because I don’t have
to go to school every day. So I can sleep and get up late. But this winter
holiday, I am not very happy. I didn’t do well in the final exam. It makes my
parents disappointed. I feel sorry to them. Besides, I got ill the whole winter
holiday. I caught a cold at first and then had a fever. I had to see a doctor
every day. My parents worried much about me. Because of the illness, I didn’t
have a good time during the New Year. Now, I am a little better. I hope I could
be well soon, because the new term is beginning. I don’t want to go to school
with illness.
篇6:成都英语作文高一100词
全文共 1554 字
+ 加入清单Chengdu City Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan province in China, has
been recognized as “the land of abundance” for a long time. With rich cultural
heritage, Chengdu is one of the most popular destinations for tourists in China.
People who once step onto the land of Chengdu city will quickly fall in love
with life there. It seems that Chengdu people are living a happy life with less
pressure from their occupation, family or from the conflict social competition.
Children, for example, can enjoy the child-only facilities in the parks. They
can play with peers and make friends with each other. For teenagers and adults,
the various entertainment places and snack streets are indispensable part of
their life. The old in Chengdu can also sit in a teahouse with a cup of tea
after dinner and gossip their family. The pace of life in Chengdu is slower than
in other big cities. People tend to spend more time and efforts to create and
experience happiness.
Chengdu is a city where one comes and doesn’t want to leave. There are many
famous scenic spots such as Jingli, Kuanzai Street, Tianfu Square and Chengdu
Panda Base. In Chengdu, one can not only enjoy shopping in Tianfu square,
walking on the ancient streets and buy souvenirs in traditional houses or stores
on Jingli and Kuangzai Street, but also play with cute pandas and help feed
their cubs in the Panda Base. Furthermore, watching a Sichuan Opera Show will
also provide a newcomer with unforgettable and precious memories. The delicate
face-changing in Sichuan Opera has become a symbol of Sichuan culture.
篇7:高一英语作文食品安全
全文共 827 字
+ 加入清单As is known to all, food is a priority for the mon people.Recently,
however, reports about food problems have often been seen in the newspapers,
showing that people have always been concerned about what they eat every day.
The reason for this problem is that some of the food producers are too fond of
making money, leading to the result that they use whatever will make the food
look good or taste better without considering the bad consequences。 This is not
normal because people just cannot live without eating anything.
So we should take all the measures necessary to forbid the food producers
to make food that is not safe enough. Laws should be strengthened and the
government should have more control over these producers。 Only when people are
no longer worried about whether their food is safe or not can they enjoy a
better life.
篇8:高二100字英语日常
全文共 994 字
+ 加入清单I will graduate next year, now I start to worry about my future, I don’t
know what kind of job I should work on, I see the job hunting information from
the Internet, I don’t know whether I should take the chance. My teacher told me
that I need to take every chance, so that I will find what I want.
Graduate season is a sad and busy season. After four years’ study, it is
time to say goodbye to your classmates, the building of the deep relationship
makes it hard to say goodbye. At the same time, finding a job is the most
important thing for students, because they need to find their places in the
society. As there are many opportunities for graduate students, they always
don’t know how to do.
I have learned that I should take every chance when they job offer comes,
even though I need to go to a far place to get the interview and there will be
some money that I need to spend. But I will learn many things and become more
competitive.
When the opportunity comes, I will take no hesitation to seize it.
篇9:教师节高一英语作文100字
全文共 655 字
+ 加入清单Today is teachers day, because mother filled too late yesterday, so I didnt give the teacher a gift it is a holiday today, the in the mind a bit sad, see other students have to prepare gifts, I think this time Im sorry, next time to prepare gifts for the teachers.
Go on the way home a few from my uncle and aunt and my mother a few flowers, I would take the flowers to the mother said mom and I want to the teacher tomorrow, only one day, mother said that today is teachers day is not how to send the teacher teachers day tomorrow, mother say teachers must be prepared to present next time. Teacher liu, wang teacher happy teachers day, beautiful forever.
篇10:食品安全英语
全文共 1111 字
+ 加入清单Over the past couple of years, several cases of the food scandal have been
disclosed on various media. The problem of food security has become a hot button
across society. The prevalence of food insecurity has greatly impacted public
health, which the government could not afford to ignore, according to the online
edition of the People Daily. ?
There are a couple of driving forces, I would argue, behind this
undesirable tide. First, in the course of the rapid economic evolution, we
ignore moral education, giving rise to the rising rate of the problem. More
importantly, the lack of adequate regulation and punishment on those illegal
producers enforces the trend. ?
As Confucius instructed, it is better late than never. Prompt and strict
measures should be taken to turn back this evil trend. The government should
launch a massive moral campaign to educate all citizens and draw up tougher laws
to crack down on those irresponsible corporations and prohibit them from
entering the food industry again. I am firmly convinced that through our
combined efforts we are bound to enjoy more risk-free foods in the days
ahead.?
篇11:关于我的家庭英语
全文共 696 字
+ 加入清单This is a photo of my family.It was taken in the Ocean Park by a tourist last year.Look!People who is in the picture is smiling!
The woman who is standing in the front is my mother .She is young.She is a teacher of Liannan Primary School.The man who is near that building is my father .He is a doctor.He works very hard.He often tells us:"Money isnt almighty .Money can buy a lot of things but knowledge, precious time, true love and so on.If a man has none of this ,though he has a lot of money,he is still poor.So I dont wat you to be like this!"
That boy sitting in the middle is me ! I study in Liannan Primary School.I like reading and playing basketball.
This is my family.We are happy family!
篇12:有关老师的英语
全文共 464 字
+ 加入清单Shen Fang is a primary school teacher. She teaches Chinese in a fourth
grade class. She helps the boys and girls read and write. Her classes are
interesting, and the children all love her.
Shen Fang gets to school at half past seven in the morning, half an hour
before classes begin. At luch she eats together with her pupils.
After class she corrects their home work. She leaves school at six. She is
busy with her work all the day, because she loves teaching children.
篇13:中秋节的英语高中
全文共 1156 字
+ 加入清单Mid-autumn Day is a Chinese festival。 It usually es in September or October 。On that day we usually eat a big dinner and mooncakes。 It is said "Hou Yi" missed his wife,so he made mooncakes。 It looks like the moon。
There are many kinds of mooncakes。 They are small round cakes with meat, nuts or something sweet inside 。 eating mooncakes has been our custom。 Families stay outside in the open air eat a big dinner and mooncakes。 The most important thing is looking at the moon, On that day, the moon kooks brighter and rounder。 We call this moon the full moon。
On that day, families get together, so we call this day getting together。 This is Mid-autumn Day。 I love it very much。 Because on that day I can eat mooncakes。 And my brother es back home。 He works outside all year。 Only that day and the Spring Festival。 He es back。 So that day I am especially happy。 On that day my family gets together。
中秋节是一个中国节日,通常是九月或十月。当天我们经常吃一顿丰盛的晚餐和月饼。据说“后羿”想念他的妻子,所以他做了月饼。它看起来像月亮。
有各种各样的月饼。它们是小圆饼,里面有肉,坚果或者里面的甜点。吃月饼是我们的习惯。家人在户外露天吃大餐和月饼。最重要的是看着月亮,在那一天,月亮变得越来越明亮。我们称这个月亮为满月。
在那一天,家庭聚在一起,所以我们称这一天聚在一起。这是中秋节。我非常喜欢。因为那天我可以吃月饼。而且我的兄弟回家了。他全年都在外面工作只有那一天和春节。他回来了。所以那天我特别开心。那天我的家人聚在一起。
篇14:2024小升初英语作文:暑假计划
全文共 755 字
+ 加入清单Summertime is the best time of the year. There is no school for months and I get to do what I want. With no tests and no homework, Im as free as a bird.
夏季是一年中最好的时光。(几个)月不用去学校并且我可以做自己想做的事。没有考试、没有作业,我自由地像只小鸟。
I do many things during the summer vacation. I relax by reading books and watching TV. I also hang out with my friends or travel with my family. However, I dont only play in summer. I take advantage of the free time to learn more. For example, last summer I learned to swim. This summer I might study computers or English. Summer vacation flies by fast, so its important to do as much as you can.
暑假期间,我可以做很多事。我通过阅读与看电视放松自己。我也常常与朋友一起打发时间或者与家人一起去旅游。可是,暑假期间,我并不只是游玩。我充分利用闲暇时间去学习更多的(知识)。举例来说,去年暑假,我就学习游泳。这个暑假,我可能会学习计算机或英语(知识)。暑期过得很快,所以,对于你而言,应该尽可能做更多的事。
篇15:关于独立的英语
全文共 506 字
+ 加入清单Nowadays, most children, who are the only child in the family, are given
too much love by their parents. It is because that they are protected from
hardship and difficulties, they become less independent. However, a spoiled
child will have a hard job to live in this competitive society. We should know
the fact that no parents can keep a good company with their children for the
whole life. Thus, parents should encourage their children to do whatever they
can, so as to develop their abilities of independence.
篇16:我的家庭英语作文
全文共 2727 字
+ 加入清单I have a happy and warm home, the family has a competent father, hard-working mother and I love to draw on. We three get along well together to support the family.
Dad a company do water electrician in dalian. When dad got a new task, with a total want to look at the drawings first, do have answers to begin to work, he also puts forward many reasonable Suggestions to the company leadership, thus saving a lot of money for the company. Because of his work earnestly, is deeply appreciated by the company leadership and colleagues trust, almost every year was rated as "advanced worker". Mention the name of my father, familiar with his people say he is a capable man.
In my eyes, my mother is like a foot wind-up mechanical watches, but labor around the moment. Every day she gets up the earliest is my home, is also the most night of sleep. Because my father perennial in the outside, so my mother every day in addition to busy household chores, to work and pick up my school, school counseling me with my homework. The mother didnt more than 30 years of age, the age is not big, have compared to their peers on his forehead slightly deep wrinkles, she is nothing like the hands of urban women white hands, fingers, thick and short, there are a lot of mediocrity on the palm of your hand. If you select model community family labor, mother can definitely take first place.
I am a love to paint, draw a picture can be serious. I always carry a small notebook, doodle out whenever you have a pen, what the floating white clouds in the sky, the freedom of flying bird; The grass grew upon the ground, the fish in the water, I love painting. I put the book called "painting material choose". Because I diligently drawing, has repeatedly in the municipal painting competition awards, in the class, Im a little painter to the heart of everybody, in the home, you also say Im a little painter, but I am not satisfied, I would also be great artist when he grows up?!
TV came the familiar song: I want to have a home, a place that dont need much yeah! Everyone needs a happy family. I am proud that I have a happy family.
我有一个幸福而温暖的家,这个家庭里有能干的爸爸、勤劳的妈妈和爱画画的我。我们一家三口和睦相处共同支撑了这个家庭。
爸爸在大连一家公司做水电工。每当爸爸接到一项新任务,总要先仔细看图纸,做到胸有成竹才开始工作,他还向公司领导提出许多合理的建议,因而为公司节省了许多资金。由于他工作认真踏实,深得公司领导的赏识和同事的信任,几乎每年都被评为"先进工作者"。提起我爸爸的名字,熟悉他的人都说他是个能干的人。
在我的眼中,妈妈就像一个上足发条的机械手表,一刻不停地劳动着。每天她是我家起得最早的,也是睡得最晚的。由于爸爸常年在外,所以妈妈每天除了忙家务,还要上班、接送我上学放学、辅导我做功课。妈妈岁数不大,才三十多岁,额上已有了与同龄人相比略深的皱纹,她的那双手一点也不像城市女人的手那样白嫩,手指又粗又短,手掌上还有许多老茧。要是评选社区家庭劳动模范,妈妈一定能拿第一名。
我是一个爱画画的人,画起画来可认真了。我的身边总是带着一个小本子,一有空就拿出笔涂鸦一番,什么天上飘着的朵朵白云啦、自由自在飞翔的小鸟啦;地上生长的小草啦、水里的鱼儿,我都爱画。我把这本子称为"绘画素材选"。由于我勤于画画,已多次在市级绘画比赛中获奖,在班上,我是大家心目中的小画家,在家里,大家也称我是个小画家,可我并不满足,长大了我还要当大画家呢﹗
电视里传来了我熟悉的歌声:我想有个家,一个不需要多大的地方是啊!人人都需要一个幸福的家。我为我有一个幸福的家而自豪。
篇17:春节英语作文初二80词
全文共 728 字
+ 加入清单Spring Festival is the most important festival in China .It‘s to celebrate
the lunar calendar ’s new year .In the evening before the Spring Festival
,families get together and have a big meal .In many places people like to set
off firecrackers .Dumplings are the most traditional food .Children like the
festival very much ,because they can have delicious food and wear new clothes
.They can also get some money from their parents. This money is given to
children for good luck . People put New Year scrolls on the wall for good
fortune .
The Spring Festival lasts about 15 days long .People visit relatives and
friends with the words “Have all your wishes ”。 People enjoy the Spring Festival
,during this time they can have a good rest .
篇18:my vacation英语
全文共 496 字
+ 加入清单I have a two months summerVacation. During the holiday, I was very happy,
because I did not have to focus on my study all the time. But I still spent some
time in my study. I want to learn more in the holiday. Besides, I spent a lot of
time in playing, such as meeting friends, watching TV, searching the Internet,
playing computer games and so on. In addition, I help my mother do some house
work. I can reduce some burden of her and learn to be independent. In short, I
have a good and rich holiday.
篇19:成长的烦恼高一英语
全文共 859 字
+ 加入清单When we are little, we are eager to grow up, so that we can break free of
parental discipline even leave them far. Since we were a little child, we have
to be governed by teachers in school and endure parent’s ramble at home. These
are our growing pains. Besides, study, friendship, sometimes campus romance may
trouble us. However, as we grow up, we gradually find that things mentioned
above are not pains at all. There are much more serious things brother us. For
example, we may be less sensitive to the simple happiness and loss them
gradually. It’s hard for us to laugh from our heart. Moreover, we are in the age
that we are eager to grow up but afraid to grow up either. The ambivalence
afflicts us a lot. However, no matter what happens in our growth, they are parts
of our lives. We must accept them actively and do not let the pains prevent us
from happiness.
篇20:关于元宵节英语
全文共 6620 字
+ 加入清单There are many different beliefs about the origin of the Lantern Festival.
But one thing for sure is that it had something to do with celebrating and
cultivating positive relationship between people, families, nature and the
higher beings they believed were responsible for bringing/returning the light
each year.
One legend tells us that it was a time to worship Taiyi, the God of Heaven
in ancient times. The belief was that the God of Heaven controlled the destiny
of the human world. He had sixteen dragons at his beck and call and he decided
when to inflict drought, storms, famine or pestilence upon human beings.
Beginning with Qinshihuang, the first emperor to unite the country, all the
emperors ordered splendid ceremonies each year. The emperor would ask Taiyi to
bring favorable weather and good health to him and his people. Emperor Wudi of
the Han Dynasty directed special attention to this event. In 104 BC, he
proclaimed it as one of the most important celebrations and the ceremony would
last throughout the night. They clean it all up in the morning.
Another legend associates the Lantern Festival with Taoism. Tianguan is the
Taoist god responsible for good fortune. His birthday falls on the 15th day of
the first lunar month. It is said that Tianguan likes all types of
entertainment, so followers prepare various kinds of activities during which
they pray for good fortune.
Yet another common legend dealing with the origins of the Lantern Festival
speaks of a beautiful bird that flew down to earth from heaven, which was hunted
and killed by some villagers. This angered the Jade Emperor in Heaven because
the bird was his favorite one. Therefore, he planned a storm of fire to destroy
the village on the 15th lunar day. The Jade Emperors daughter heard of this
plan, and warned the villagers of her father’s plan to destroy their village.
The village was in turmoil because nobody knew how should they escape their
imminent destruction.
However, a wise man from another village suggested that every family should
hang red lanterns around their houses, set up bonfires on the streets, and
explode firecrackers on the 14th, 15th, and 16th lunar days. This would give the
village the appearance of being on fire to the Jade Emperor. On the 15th lunar
day, troops sent down from heaven whose mission was to destroy the village saw
that the village was already ablaze, and returned to heaven to report to the
Jade Emperor. Satisfied, the Jade Emperor decided not to burn down the village.
From that day on, people celebrate the anniversary on the 15th lunar day every
year by carrying red lanterns on the streets and exploding firecrackers and
fireworks.
There are many stories on how this festival was created. One other story is
about a maid. In the Han Dynasty, Mr. Eastern was a favorite advisor of the
emperor. One winter day, he went to the garden and heard a little girl crying
and getting ready to jump into a well to commit suicide. Mr. Eastern stopped her
and asked why. She said she was a maid in the emperors palace and her name was
Yuan-Xiao.
She never had the chance to meet her family after she started worked at the
palace. She missed them so much every 12th lunar month. If she couldnt have the
chance to show her filial piety in this life, she would rather die. Mr. Eastern
promised her to find a way so she could reunion with her family. Mr. Eastern
left the palace and set up a fortune-telling stall on the street and disguised
himself as a fortuneteller. Because of his reputation, many people asked for
their fortunes.
But every one got the same prediction - a severe fire accident on the 15th
lunar day. The rumor spread quickly. Everyone was worried about the future and
asked Mr. Eastern for help. Mr. Eastern said, "On the 13th lunar day, the God of
Fire will send a fairy lady in red to burn down the city. If you see a lady in
red wearing green pants riding a black horse on that day, you should ask for her
mercy." On that day, Yuan-Xiao pretended to be the red fairy lady. When people
asked for her help, she said, "Im the messenger of the God of Fire and came to
check on the city and Im going to set up fire on 15th. This is an order from
Jade Emperor. He will watch from the heavens.
I will give you a copy of the imperial decree from the God of Fire. You
should go to ask your emperor to find a way out." After she left, people went to
the palace to show the emperor the decree which reads "The capital city is in
trouble. Fire burns on the palace, and fire from Heaven burns all night long on
the 15th." The emperor of Han Dynasty was very shocked. He called and asked Mr.
Eastern for advice. After pondering for a while, Mr. Eastern said, "I heard that
the God of Fire likes to eat Tang-Yuan (Sweet dumpling). Does Yuan-Xiao often
cook Tang-Yuan for you? On the 15th lunar day, let Yuan-Xiao make Tang-Yuan.
Your Majesty will take charge of the worshipping ceremony and you will give
an order to every house to prepare Tang-Yuan to worship the God of Fire at the
same time. Also, deliver another order to ask every house in the city to hang
red lantern and explode fire crackers. Lastly, everyone in the palace and people
outside the city should carry their lanterns on the street to watch the lantern
decoration and fireworks. If everything goes this way, the Jade Emperor would be
deceived.
Then everyone can avoid the fire accident." The emperor happily followed
the plan. Lanterns were everywhere in the capital city on the night of the 15th
lunar day. People were walking on the street. Fire crackers kept making lots of
noise. It looked like the entire city was on fire. Yuan-Xiaos parents went into
the palace to watch the lantern decorations, and Yuan-Xiao made a big lantern
and wrote her name on the lantern. They happily reunited together after her
parents called her name. Everybody was safe during the night. The emperor of Han
Dynasty had a new order that people should do the same thing every year. Since
Yuan-Xiao cooked the best Tan-Yuan, people called the day Yuan-Xiao
Festival.
Young people were chaperoned in the streets in hopes of finding love.
Matchmakers acted busily in hopes of pairing couples. The brightest lanterns
were symbolic of good luck and hope. As time has passed, the festival no longer
has such implications.
Those who do not carry lanterns often enjoy watching informal lantern
parades. In addition to eating tangyuan (simplified Chinese: 汤圆; traditional
Chinese: 湯圓; pinyin: tāngyuán), another popular activity at this festival is
guessing lantern riddles (which became part of the festival during the Tang
Dynasty), which often contain messages of good fortune, family reunion, abundant
harvest, prosperity and love.